Mentoring and Support Programs
UGM’s Women’s Studies Center, established in 1991, focuses on research, advocacy, and community service related to women’s issues, providing a platform for mentorship and support. These efforts directly and indirectly impact gender equality within the university and the broader community.
The Directorate of Academic Studies and Innovation at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has once again collaborated with the Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC) at Sookmyung Women’s University to organise a specialised training program for female students within its consortium. The training program is Sookmyung UNESCO-UNITWIN Digital and Leadership Training 2023. APWINC is an initiative aimed at promoting gender equality and empowerment among young women (female students) by enhancing their potential and skills in the field of information and communication technology (ICT), particularly digital technology, across the Asia-Pacific region. From UGM, 12 female students from various faculties and schools were selected to participate in this program through a rigorous training and selection process conducted earlier at the university.
The participants were divided into two main classes: the Digital Advanced Workshop and Hackathon, focusing on learning programming and UI/UX design to develop an application project, and the Digital Entrepreneurship & Leadership Advanced Workshop and Hackathon, aimed at realising creative ideas and business plan development, which were then materialised into digital application designs. One of the UGM students, Nasywa Naurah Alawal from the Faculty of History, is one of the best participants in the Sookmyung UNESCO-UNITWIN Digital and Leadership Training 2023 Nasywa Naurah Alawal form Faculty of History is one of the best participant in the Sookmyung UNESCO-UNITWIN Digital and Leadership Training 2023.
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Scholarships that are addressed explicitly for Women are also provided in UGM. One is the THIESS Women and Diversity Undergraduate Scholarship Program. This program offers financial support to female students pursuing undergraduate studies in engineering and related fields, aiming to enhance diversity within these disciplines.
A scholarship program for graduate students (https://www.pasca.ugm.ac.id/v3.0/id/release.sub-5389) has shown that Of the 46 admitted, 60.87% or 28 individuals are women, and 39.13% are men, distributed across almost all programs and fields of study at the Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada (SPs UGM).
Since 2004, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards program has been implemented in Indonesia in collaboration with the Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO and the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia to recognise, encourage, and support women in the field of science. Several researchers from UGM have been receiving this fellowship, one of which is Widiastuti Setyaningsih from the Faculty of Agriculture Engineering.
UGM facilitates access to scholarships the British Council offers, enabling female students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the UK. The scholarship is called Scholarships for Women in STEM. Another fellowship is the Gadjah Mada International Fellowship (GMIF), which provides opportunities for international female students to pursue master’s degrees at UGM, fostering a diverse academic environment.
References:
- Women’s Studies Center
- Sookmyung UNESCO-UNITWIN Digital and Leadership Training 2023
- Nasywa Naurah Alawal form Faculty of History is one of the best participant in the Sookmyung UNESCO-UNITWIN Digital and Leadership Training 2023
- THIESS Women and Diversity Undergraduate Scholarship Program
- Scholarship Program for Graduate Students
- Widiastuti Setyaningsih from the Faculty of Agriculture Engineering
- Scholarships for Women in STEM
- Gadjah Mada International Fellowship (GMIF)